The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-11-18
HOW THE BOYS EAST, WEST,
NORTH AND SOUTH DO
THEIR WORK.
A Drummer Relates His Expe-
rience in Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Grand Rapids Times.

Grand Rapids Times.
One thing ! like about these
"Knights of the ROad," is that they
are great fellows for secret societies.
Most of the drumners belong to
everything that is going, from the
"Grand Knights of the Diamond
Garter" down TO the "SOns OF ln-
temperance | am quite hand
for all such my sterious things my
self, so get solid with all the boys.
My old friend CrOOkstOn called on
me the other day to see if | needed
any drugs aud have visit. We
bad jolly old time. While we were
sitting IN the Office IA chap came in
and wanted to borrow $2'on account
OF remittance not coming to him
as lie expected. 1 told him my 50
kept to lend was in now, being
sent in the day before by Johnny
McIntire, but Iuever lent it except
to drummers. lie said, "thats me-"
| gave him the grand hailing sign
OF the Odd Fellows, whi Ii he tum
bled TO. Then came the great email
in The sooth grip Of a Pythonic."
He tumD Dled. Then Crook gave him
the G. b. of The Sons of Malta. lie
Was on to it. Then | tipped him
the hair poking signal of Good
Tipplcr. He smiled and said 80.
X" THIS is a chemical term mean
ing "water.n Then Crook stuck
out his hand and gave him the ?.
d. @ sign al Il Royal Arch Brick
Mason. He "got thar" on that.
Then CrooaAtOn examined him as
follers, to make sure he was drum
mer:
"From whenst comest thou,
pard 7"
'From he Lodge OF the Holy st.
Johus; MichigiH.n 80 =.
"What seek ye here TO do ~
:. s'To tdke few orders aud collect
d Till on Bilson."
"Then you are drummer ~
81 am SO taken aud accepted by
all The boys
"How an to know you to be "A
drummer I"
"By my cheek aud my fifty pound
sample case. Try me-"
E'Hoy will you be tried y
"By the square"
"Why Gy the square "
because the square is a magis-
trate and an emblem OF stupidity"
"Where were you first prepared
TO he drummer
"ln my miud.'
"Where next y
"In IA printing Office, adjoining
regular post of drummers.'
"HOW were you prepared "
"By being Invested of my last
cent, my cheek rubbed down With
brick, Il buuion plaster over each
eye, and al heavy sample case IN
hand. La tins Tx 1 was conducted
to tue door of the post"
elbow did you know it was
door, being bIiud"
"By first stepping into II coal
scuttle, aud afterwards humping my
head against tile door knob"
"HOw gained you admission T.
"By benefit OF my cheek"
"Had you the required check I"
IL bad uUt, but Bears bad it for
me-
SHOW were you received ~
'Ou the sharp I6e ofa boot, APP
piled to my natural trousers
"What did this teach you ~
'NOt 10 lOOl aIOuGd 100 much"
"What happened next p
81 was set down on cake of ice
and asked If put my trust ia mer-
camille reports"
"HOur auSwerW
"NOt it | know myself, l dou't."
"How was you next baudledF ~
al was pat straddIe of a goat,
made out OF 2x4, aud trotted nine
times around the rom by four wOr-
thy brothers, aud then brought in
trout of the left bower for further
Instructions
"How did be instruct you y
10 appI Oach a customer ia three
upright .egular steps with my bnsi-
ness card extended at right angles,
my arms forming perfect square.
allow was sou thvn disposed oi r
81 was again seated on tue cake
OF ice IN tiOnt OF a dry goods box
and made 10 take the following hOr
ril'ls aud binding oath:
l. Charles s. Robinson, do hercon
aud herein most eVerlastly aud dIa-
bolieally swear, by the Great Bob
| Tail Flush, that l will never reveal
land always steal all the trade Sc
crets 1 can for the use aud benefit
| of this most August Order. Aud |
| further swear, by the Bald Headed
Jack OF Clubs that will never give,
carve, make. hold, take or cut prices
below the regular rates. And l
further swear, by the Pipers that
PLAYED before Moses. 10 never have
any commercial dealings with ans
/ man or his wife, sister, graudmOth
er, old maid, aunt OF uncle, unless
they, be, she or a., is sound on thI
goose. Binding lnyseit under NJ
! less a penalty than to have my elil
sack sli irOm top 10 bolton, Bl